UAE’s official weather meteorologists have given the people the high sign to keep their distance on the roads and stay away from the seas as rain, winds and sandstorms hit the United Arab Emirates. The National Center of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) reported the unsettled weather was likely to carry on until Wednesday with a …
More than 17,000 revelers will be heading to Sandance on the Palm Jumeirah on New Year’s Eve – and there is only one way to get on the island. Access is being restricted as Dubai attempts to break the world record for the largest fireworks display. Those attending the gig at Nasimi Beach at Atlantis …
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It has been considered that the UAE’s favorite time to set out in the desert again and the country’s dune fans can’t wait to ride the waves in Umm Al Quwain. It will be the first time in its twenty eight years that the off-road pageant will start and finish in the emirate, embarking on …
In Abu Dhabi, drivers are calling for Mawaqif to build parking spaces in a busy residential and commercial area, where it can take up to two hours to find a space. Parking spots in the area in front of LuLu Centre and the Southern Fried Chicken buildings on Salam Street are in high demand. On …
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Ahmad bin Khadeya would be only too pleased to take you on – provided you have the right specifications. Bin Khadeya, 22, recently broke the speed record of an exclusive UAE club by driving a quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds in a competition at Yas Drag Racing Centre. “I was scared initially but then I calmed …
In the last couple of years, Sharjah police and municipality officers have given out more than 2.200 fines to drivers who illegally parked in spaces set aside especially for the disabled or for emergency vehicles. Accordingly, the penalty for parking in one of these spaces can be a fine of up to Dh1,000 and four …
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Police said they are launching patrols around hotels and nightclubs to curb drink-driving, as deadly accidents synchronizing with alcohol increase. Lt Col Saif Al Mazroui, deputy head of the traffic police, said drink-driving is becoming a dangerous phenomenon in Dubai. “Combating drink-driving is our main concern for this year, as the problem is increasing,” Lt …
The Department of Transport (DoT) announced that drink-driving traffic death rates increased during the recent years in the Emirate of Dubai. In 2013, the death toll of drink driving accidents there went sky high from 4 to 11 as compared with the previous years. Going through the official records and reports explained that, there were …
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Police will increase traffic patrols across the city to deter New Year merry-makers from driving after consuming alcohol. Officers will be especially vigilant around hotels and nightclubs where alcohol is served, said Brig Eng Hussain Al Harthei, head of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate. The UAE has a strict zero-tolerance policy to driving while intoxicated …
For drivers of the 100,000 cars making their day-to-day trip between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, a cluster of landmarks identifies the dusty junction at Al Shahama and Al Bahia, 30 kilometers outside Abu Dhabi, where the E11 joins the E10. Most obvious is the battered arcade of shops and flats that runs for two kilometers …